Hallo, julien.breval@tremplin-utc.net hat gesagt: // julien.breval@tremplin-utc.net wrote:
ok, so I was wrong and the AMD equivalent to the pentium M is the Turion, but it's a 64 bit processor, and it looks wiser to setup a 32 bit system currently, especially because I will use it with both linux and windows for audio.
I might add, that running AMD64 processors at 32bit is still very fast. Somehow Semprons are (kind of) AMD64 processors without the 64Bit part (and without Cool'n'Quiet), and AMD took quite some effort to optimize 32bit performance, if alone because Windows64 still has some way to go. I still run my new A64 3000+ in 32bit mode, because I didn't have time to make the switch, and actually I don't really see the need to have it running with 64bit and be the coolest kid on the block immediatly.
Nevertheless for a laptop I would not buy a AMD processor but some Centrino system, which has much lower power consumption while still performing very well. Also the newer Intel GMA graphics chipset seems to perform very well and they even come with Open Source 3D drivers. I don't think, there are any AMD laptops with free (as in software) 3D drivers.
(I think, these Samsung X20 notebooks look mighty attractive.)
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